Snowslide vs. Avalanche

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Difference Between Snowslide and Avalanche
Snowslidenoun
An avalanche of snow
Avalanchenoun
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
Avalanchenoun
A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
Avalanchenoun
(by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.
Avalancheverb
(intransitive) To descend like an avalanche.
Avalancheverb
(transitive) To come down upon; to overwhelm.
The shelf broke and the boxes avalanched the workers.ADVERTISEMENT
Avalancheverb
(transitive) To propel downward like an avalanche.
Avalanchenoun
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
Avalanchenoun
a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things;
the program brought an avalanche of mailAvalancheverb
of snow masses in the mountains